Jack Johnson is a Dandy: An Autobiography
Ex-library book with the usual stamps, stickers, etc. Binding is solid and text/interior is clean and free of marking of any kind, page block is a little warped. 262 pages with lots of large b&w photos, including one kissed by Salvador Dali. Dust jacket has edge wear, scuffing, library stickers. Jack Johnson was the first black heavyweight champion, was a world traveller, a music hall performer, a prisoner at Leavenworth, a matador in the bullrings of Spain, a speed demon, a connoisseur of the arts and women, and a Renaissance man at the turn of the 20th Century. He held the title for seven years against the widespread popular demand for a new "white hope"..
Bookshop Pistil Books Online · Seattle, US34,77 €
